He played college football at Rice University Hollas attended Bishop Forest High School.
He earned the starter job at free safety and also played some snaps at cornerback, while leading the team with 5 interceptions.
In 1971, when future Pro Football Hall of Famer Archie Manning joined the Saints, he discovered that the No.
In 1972, he was limited with injuries, but still managed to play in all 14 games, while moving to strong safety in the latter part of the season.
In 1973, he suffered a torn knee ligaments injury, while playing a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys.
[3] In October 1974, Hollas called the San Francisco 49ers, after seeing on television, safety Mel Phillips suffering a broken arm injury against the Oakland Raiders, and arranged a tryout through Don Heinrich, who was an assistant coach with the Saints during Hollas' rookie year.